What Cloud Pharmacy does

Cloud Pharmacy, operated by Pharmarx Ltd. (Company Reg. SC561117, registered in Scotland), is a UK-based online pharmacy and digital clinic that sells prescription and over-the-counter medications through a direct-to-consumer e-commerce model. Patients complete condition-specific online health questionnaires, which are reviewed by UK-registered prescribing pharmacists and doctors, with approved prescriptions dispensed and shipped via next-day discreet delivery (DPD and Royal Mail partnerships). The catalog spans 1,102 treatments across 90 conditions, organized around men's health (erectile dysfunction, hair loss, premature ejaculation, testosterone), women's health (contraception, menopause HRT, cystitis, bacterial vaginosis, thrush, hirsutism, period delay), sexual health (STI testing, PrEP, morning-after pill, genital herpes/warts), weight management (with a dedicated Weight Loss Program featuring GLP-1 treatments, a GLP-1 Switching Service, and a Weight Care Portal for progress monitoring), long-term conditions (acne, asthma, eczema/psoriasis, IBS, gout, rosacea, high cholesterol), and general/travel health. The service is UK-only and operated 24/7 online.

The technology stack is a standard digital health commerce platform: an online consultation interface that captures patient-reported symptoms and medical history, a clinical governance layer that routes questionnaires to qualified UK prescribers for review, an electronic prescribing system integrated with pharmacy dispensing, and a fulfilment layer connected to courier partners. Differentiators emphasized in the input include free consultations, next-day discreet delivery in plain packaging, GPhC-regulated pharmacy (#9012073), NPA registration, LegitScript certification, MHRA oversight, ICO data compliance, and PCI DSS payment compliance. Supporting modules include the Cloud Rewards loyalty program, the Weight Care Portal, and payment integrations spanning Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Apple Pay, and Klarna BNPL.

Revenue mechanics are transactional and product-led: customers pay per unit/package at category-specific price points (e.g., generic Sildenafil from £0.47, Symbicort inhaler £45.99, with quantity discounts on multi-month supplies), with free consultations as a freemium gateway into the prescription funnel. The go-to-market is product-led growth anchored on organic search/SEO and content marketing around condition-specific queries, supported by social media presence (Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn) and Trustpilot social proof (4.7/5). Customer acquisition is individual B2C, with no enterprise or institutional channel disclosed. Cloud Pharmacy reports serving over 500,000 members and a 50,000+ patient weight management cohort; financial revenue, funding, and headcount details beyond the 11–50 employee range are not disclosed.

Name

Cloud Pharmacy

Legal name

Pharmarx Ltd.

Website

https://cloudpharmacy.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cloud Pharmacy is a UK-based online pharmacy and digital clinic selling prescription medications across 90+ conditions to UK consumers via online consultation, UK-registered prescriber review, and next-day discreet home delivery, with a current emphasis on GLP-1 weight management.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Pharmacy

NAICS

Pharmacies and Drug Retailers (45611), Pharmacies and Drug Retailers (456110), Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111)

SIC

Retail-Drug Stores And Proprietary Stores (5912), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

DTC Telehealth with Integrated Online Pharmacy (Cash-Pay/Subscription) (HLALAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Prescription-Based Digital Clinics (Condition-Specific Rx Programs) (HLALAAAD), Men’s Health Prescribing + Pharmacy Delivery Platforms (HLALAIAJ), Telepharmacy & Prescription Fulfillment Marketplaces (HLALALAF), Health, Wellness & Pharmacy Marketplaces (CRAFABAF)

Keywords

• Online pharmacy services
• Prescription medications
• Digital health clinic
• Telemedicine consultations
• Weight loss treatments

Headquarters

HQ city

Livingston

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Prescription Medication Sales: Revenue generated from sale of prescription and over-the-counter medications. Patients complete online consultation, receive prescription from UK-registered prescriber, and purchase medication. Transaction-based model with pricing per product/pack.
2. Online Consultation Services: Free online consultations are provided as a gateway to prescription services. Consultation review by prescribing pharmacists and doctors results in prescription issuance where appropriate.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cloud Pharmacy is a UK-based online pharmacy and digital clinic that sells prescription and over-the-counter medications following a free online consultation reviewed by UK-registered prescribing pharmacists and doctors. Approved prescriptions are dispensed by a GPhC-regulated pharmacy and dispatched via next-day courier in discreet packaging, covering 1,102 treatments across 90 medical conditions including men's health, women's health, sexual health, weight management, and long-term conditions.

Product overview

Cloud Pharmacy is a UK-based online pharmacy and digital healthcare platform providing prescription medications and online clinical consultations. The core offering consists of an Online Clinic Consultation Platform where patients complete consultations reviewed by UK-registered healthcare professionals. Treatment categories span Men's Health (erectile dysfunction, hair loss, premature ejaculation, testosterone), Women's Health (contraceptives, menopause, cystitis, bacterial vaginosis, thrush, hirsutism), Sexual Health (STI tests, PrEP, morning after pill, genital herpes/warts), Long-Term Conditions (acne, asthma, eczema/psoriasis, IBS, gout, rosacea, high cholesterol), General Health (migraines, allergies, acid reflux), Weight Management (weight loss program with GLP-1 treatments and dedicated monitoring portal), and Travel Health. All treatments require online consultation with prescription review before discreet next-day delivery. The platform integrates payment processing (Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Apple Pay, Klarna) and delivery services (DPD, Royal Mail).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Clinic Consultation Platform Digital healthcare platform enabling patients to complete online consultations for various medical conditions, with prescriptions reviewed by UK-registered healthcare professionals and medications delivered to patients.
• Weight Loss Program Long-term weight management program featuring clinically supported treatments, personalized support, weight care portal for monitoring progress, and expert clinical guidance throughout treatment.
• Erectile Dysfunction Treatments Online treatments for erectile dysfunction including Tadalafil, Sildenafil, Vardenafil, Viagra, Spedra, and Cialis tablets, all requiring online consultation before prescription.
• Hair Loss Treatments Prescription hair loss treatments including Finasteride Tablets (Generic Propecia) and Propecia 1mg Tablets for male pattern baldness.
• Premature Ejaculation Treatments Premature ejaculation treatments including Priligy Tablets (dapoxetine), Emla Cream 5% (lidocaine/prilocaine), and Stud 100 Desensitizing Spray (lidocaine).
• Testosterone Testing and Treatment Home Testosterone Test Kit for checking testosterone levels via pin-prick blood test, and Tostran Gel (testosterone) for treatment of low testosterone.
• Contraceptive Pills Combined and progesterone-only contraceptive pills including Cerelle, Cerazette, Rigevidon, Microgynon, Yasmin, Femodene, Loestrin, Gedarel, Qlaira, Hana, Noriday, and Lovima.
• Menopause (HRT) Treatments Hormone replacement therapy treatments for menopause symptoms.
• Bacterial Vaginosis Treatments Bacterial vaginosis treatments including Metronidazole 400mg Tablets and Zidoval Vaginal Gel (metronidazole 0.75%), plus Canestest self-test kit.
• Cystitis (UTI) Treatments UTI treatments including Trimethoprim Tablets and Nitrofurantoin Tablets (Macrobid), plus TestCard At-Home UTI Test.
• Hirsutism Treatments Vaniqa 11.5% Cream (eflornithine) for treatment of excess facial hair in women.
• Acne Treatments Acne treatments including topical products (Differin, Duac Gel, Epiduo Gel, Zineryt, Zindaclin, Skinoren, Acnecide) and oral antibiotics (Tetralysal, Lymecycline, Oxytetracycline, Treclin Gel).
• Asthma Treatments Asthma inhalers including Salbutamol Inhaler, Ventolin Inhaler, Clenil Modulite, Fostair Inhaler, and Symbicort Turbohaler.
• Eczema & Psoriasis Treatments Skin treatments including Betnovate, Hydrocortisone, Dovobet, Fucibet, Betacap, Elocon, Trimovate, Fucidin H, Dermovate, Betamethasone, Eumovate, and Enstilar Foam.
• STI Test Kits Sexually transmitted infection testing kits including Chlamydia and Gonorrhea tests.
• PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis medication.
• Morning After Pill Emergency contraception treatments.
• Thrush Treatments Vaginal thrush (yeast infection) treatments.
• Genital Herpes Treatment Antiviral treatments for genital herpes.
• Genital Warts Treatment Treatments for genital warts.
• Period Delay Treatments Treatments for delaying menstrual periods.
• Migraine Treatments Treatments for migraine headaches.
• IBS Treatment Irritable bowel syndrome treatments.
• Acid Reflux Treatments Treatments for acid reflux and heartburn.
• Gout Treatments Gout pain relief and management treatments.
• High Cholesterol Treatments Cholesterol management treatments.
• Rosacea Treatments Treatments for rosacea skin condition.
• Smoking Cessation Treatments Products to help quit smoking including nicotine replacement therapies.
• Travel Health Products Travel health treatments including malaria prevention, travel sickness medication, and traveller's diarrhoea treatments.
• GLP-1 Switching Service Service for patients switching between GLP-1 weight loss medications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Customers can lose 50% more weight compared to baseline
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Independent Pharmacy: GPhC-regulated UK online pharmacy providing consultation and prescription services across a wide range of conditions. Overlaps directly with Cloud Pharmacy's online consultation + dispensing + delivery model.
• Simple Online Pharmacy: UK online pharmacy offering consultation-led prescribing and dispensing across weight loss, men's and women's health. Direct comparable in integrated pharmacy plus remote prescribing plus delivery model.
• UK Meds: UK online pharmacy and clinic offering prescription treatments across men's health, weight loss, and general health. Comparable consumer-facing model with a similar regulated pharmacy foundation.
• Pharmacy2U: UK-leading online pharmacy offering NHS and private repeat prescriptions plus a wide range of treatments. Directly comparable to Cloud Pharmacy on DTC pharmacy and remote prescribing model, with similar breadth across therapeutic categories.
• Numan: UK DTC digital health clinic focused heavily on men's health (ED, hair loss, premature ejaculation, testosterone) and increasingly women's health. Closely comparable subscription-style cash-pay model and condition overlap.
• ZAVA: UK and European online clinic and pharmacy operating a digital consultation-then-dispensing model across men's health, women's health, sexual health, and chronic conditions. Closest comparable to Cloud Pharmacy on integrated remote prescribing and pharmacy delivery.

Broad incumbents

• LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor: Online clinic run by a major UK pharmacy chain covering men's health, women's health, sexual health, and travel health. Comparable catalog and consultation model to Cloud Pharmacy, with the backing of a national chain.
• Boots Online Doctor: Digital prescribing service run by the UK's largest pharmacy retailer. Overlaps with Cloud Pharmacy across many of the same condition categories but benefits from Boots' brand, retail network, and NHS alignment.
• Superdrug Online Doctor: High-street retailer's online clinic offering prescription treatments for many of the same categories Cloud Pharmacy serves. Comparable service offering with the parent retailer's brand and customer reach.

Emerging players

• Hims & Hers Health: US-listed DTC telehealth and online pharmacy platform covering men's and women's health, dermatology, mental health, and weight loss. Not directly UK-competitive but a useful model comparable on cash-pay DTC telehealth + pharmacy integration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cloudpharmacy
• Facebookfacebook.com/cloudpharmacy.co.uk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cloud-pharmacy
• Instagraminstagram.com/cloudpharmacy

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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